What is the Average GRE Score? 

Students must secure average GRE scores or above to get admission into decent graduate and professional institutions in the world. The GRE exam comprises two main sections, i.e., Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning. To achieve a good overall GRE score, you must secure average GRE scores of 151 and 157 in the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections, respectively. Read the article to get an in-depth understanding of the average GRE scores. 

Name of the Test	GRE
Full Form	Graduate Record Examinations
Sections	6
Breaks	One
Duration	3 hours 45 minutes (general)3 hours 40 minutes (paper-based)
Mode	Online (computer-based) Offline  (paper-based)
Average GRE score	Verbal Reasoning- 151 Quantitative Reasoning- 157

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To improve their overall GRE scores, students must get an average analytical writing score of 3.4. Despite the fact that the analytical writing section is scored independently from the overall score, the test is still graded as a whole. As a result, it is critical to perform well in the GRE Analytical Writing Section as well. The GRE exam has a maximum score limit of 340, with each section carrying a weightage of  170 points. 

Section-Wise Average GRE Score 

The overall average score on the GRE exam is 311.4. Refer to the table given below to go through the section-wise average GRE scores. 

Section	Average GRE Score	Total Score
Verbal Reasoning	151	170
Quantitative Reasoning	157	170
Analytical Writing	3.4	6

GRE Percentiles by Section

GRE percentiles are used to give students an idea about their ranks against other candidates. Students must obtain a good GRE percentile because some universities prioritise GRE percentile cutoff scores over specific scores. 

Moreover, percentiles are used by universities to compare the academic profile of candidates. This is usually done by institutions to select the most eligible candidates. To get an idea of the section-wise GRE percentiles preferred by institutes over the years, look at the statistics displayed below. 

GRE Percentile for Verbal Reasoning 

The table below highlights the eligible GRE Percentile for Verbal Reasoning Section. 

Section	Percentile	Score
Verbal Reasoning	99	170
	95	165
	90	162
	85	160
	81	159
	74	157
	71	156
	66	155
	52	152
	43	150
	34	148
	30	147

GRE Percentile for Quantitative Reasoning

Go through the table given below to understand the GRE percentile for the Quantitative Reasoning section. 

Section	Percentile	Score
Quantitative Reasoning	96	170
	90	168
	84	166
	81	165
	76	163
	70	161
	64	159
	61	158
	54	156
	51	155
	47	154
	40	152

GRE Percentile for Analytical Writing 

Refer to the table given below to go through the GRE Percentile for Analytical Writing. 

Section	Percentile	Score
Analytical Writing	99	6
	97	5.5
	91	5
	79	4.5
	54	4
	37	3.5
	13	3
	6	2.5
	2	2
	1	1.5

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Average GRE Scores for Top Universities in 2023

Refer to the following data to go through the average GRE scores required for admission into the top universities of the world in 2023. 

Name of University	Average Verbal Reasoning Score	Average Quantitative  Reasoning Score	Average Analytical Writing Score
Yale Law School	168	166	5.5
Harvard University	167	165	5.5
Stanford University	159	158	4.8
University of California, Berkeley	156	167	4.5
University of Virginia	163	166	4.5
Georgia Institute of Technology	158	167	4.3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	158	159	5.3

FAQs

The GRE exam is a worldwide standardised test that must be taken by students seeking admission to the world’s leading graduate and professional institutions. Students must achieve good GRE scores to be admitted to their preferred universities. 

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